CIX: HomeZilla & Octopz

HomeZilla is a one-stop shop for home buyers to research neighborhoods and homes before they make a purchase. HomeZilla helps home buyers drill down into their target neighborhood and get the information they need to make an educated decision. Where are the elementary and secondary schools? Where can they pick up milk & bread late night?

Octopz Inc. develops online collaboration tools for creative professionals. Octopz's fully integrated support for text messaging, VoIP and webcams allow users to work together securely in real-time or individually at their own convenience. Collaborators can archive their work for subsequent retrieval, review and feedback. The result is accelerated decision making and speed-to-market.

The company has built a secure and extensible collaboration platform with an initial primary focus on the Marketing/Advertising, Media/Entertainment, and Product Design verticals. CEO & Presenter Ron McKenzie's pitch was slick and impressive. Not a surprise that Octopz has received some interest to date - Webware 100 Finalist, Deloitte Fast 50, Branham Top 25 Up and Comers, etc.

Octopz - the next generation of online collaboration technology that's built specifically to support the way creative professionals work.
Meet with colleagues anywhere in the world, any time, together or individually, without ever leaving your office.
Discuss and markup documents; all you need is an Internet connection. Then save and archive your work for easy retrieval, review and critical...
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Quick answer, HomeZilla is a one-stop shop for neighourhood information for Canadian home buyers. We offer lists of schools, the distance to restaurants, parks and much more. It can be accessed for free and with just a single click.
Longer answer, HomeZilla's main goal is make it faster for home buyers in Canada to choose a place to live. We aggregate tons of data so home buyers can have a...
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Rob Lewis

Rob is the President of Techvibes Media and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
When not running Canada's leading technology media property, Rob can be...
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